Salford City Council - Record of Decision
Environment Agency Flood Resilience Project, ‘Creating an Environmentally
Resilient Community’.
I, Councillor Bill Hinds, Lead Member for Customer and Support Services, give
approval to an exception being made to Contractual Standing Orders in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2. 1 (a) of Part 4: Section 7 of the
Council Constitution, to enable the Lead Member for Planning to commission
Urban Vision to complete the Phase 1 project work as agent for the City Council
The Reason is:
Due to the urgency of the commission, which is externally funded, and to gain a
greater understanding of climate change and flood risk in the city and to secure
investment towards the sustainable regeneration of derived inner city communities
in the city.
Assessment of Risk is low.
The source of funding is from the Environment Agency.
Legal Advice obtained: Ian Sheard.
Financial Advice obtained: Nigel Dickens.
The following documents have been used to assist the decision process.
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Contact Officer: David Evans
Tel No x 3641
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This matter is also subject to consideration by the Lead Members for/
Housing & Planning and, accordingly, has been referred to those Lead
Members for a decision.
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This document records a key decision, but the matter was not
included in the Council's Forward Plan and it has been dealt with under the
emergency procedure.
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The appropriate Scrutiny Committee to call-in the decision is the
Environment, Housing and Planning Scrutiny Committee.
Signed: Councillor Bill Hinds
Date: 2nd March, 2009.
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This decision was published on 2nd March 2009
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This decision will come in force on 10th March, 2009, unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.